MONA DAVIS
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Location: Texas
College: I am from Sweden so youve probably dont know them anyhow
Focus: Painting
Mediums: all kinds. See more at www.freewebs.com/monadavisstudio
Subjects: landscape, portraits, things and sometimes imagination stuff that doesnt excist
About: I am a Swede in Texas. I have been here for almost 3 years and all I have been doing this time is to paint.
All the paintings you see has a fake framing for the presentation only) made on the computer.
The most common medium I have been working with are Acrylic, watercolor and pastel.
I have mostly been creating landscape images and portraits,which some of you can find under portfolio coz they are mostly on commission. If you want me to do a portrait or other Paintings)just message me.
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Thanks to all that have made comments, sending notes or messages and become friends, and to all that just dropped by.
Take care and stay safe this holiday season and don't forget to have some fun and laugh.
Big Bear Hugs
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Take care and stay safe this holiday season and don't forget to have some fun and laugh.
Big Bear Hugs
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Someone asked me how accurate I do portraits, and because it is always on commissions it is not more than fair that I try to upload some verification or something, so who ever want a portrait will know if it is worth it or not….smile. So it is up to you to judge if it is good enough or not.
I have decided to show the in-laws ( you find the portrait in the portfolio) coz the other persons I don’t have any photos of, well my son but he is too old now.
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I have decided to show the in-laws ( you find the portrait in the portfolio) coz the other persons I don’t have any photos of, well my son but he is too old now.
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This is my biggest dilemma doing watercolors: to stretch the paper. I would like to get so many advices as possible about this subject, not only for myself but for everyone that has difficulties to get the paper flat without getting new bulges when one do washes.
I will appreciate all the tips I can get.
Thanks and Bear hugs
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I will appreciate all the tips I can get.
Thanks and Bear hugs
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is back home with lots of pictures. Because they are not yet for sale; I have started to upload some to my webpage. Have a look if you like. It will take a while so look freequently...smile..
hugs and happy weenyweekend....ha ha
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hugs and happy weenyweekend....ha ha
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Referring to one of my groups’ discussion about how one started to paint etc.
In Sweden it is obligatory to do art until the end of 9th grade. From 7th grade one can also chose to add more art, which I tried to but didn’t get until the 9th grade because of too few students wanted to do it. Anyway, then in 10th grade it is very different compare to US, in Sweden the student make a choice of education that is connected to their future work. As for me, I had too little grades (was obnoxious, rebellious teenager, and lost my mother that last year, so I was numb = didn’t care to be responsible for my education in other words). Anyhow, my aunt said you going to school anyway, so the only thing I could chose was between farming and horticulture/landscaping; I choose the last one.
So I ended up being a gardener/landscaper until 2004. I gain more education in horticulture/landscaping over the time, even went back to school in -96 and redid the 8 and 9 grade and added a compact of 10 - 12 grades higher/advanced courses of math, Swedish, English, biology, social studies etc. After that I did some years at the university.
Back to painting…smile. I divorced 1994 and picked up my painting, drawing again and from there until I moved to Texas, I did that off and on. While over here, I did a course and some seminars in Landmark and there I got some good tips about having integrity (keeping word to oneself and others) by doing a promise in one of the courses to do art of any kind EVERY day during the course. I learned that even if I didn’t felt for doing art one day that I still could do art, by study art; making sketch of others art, do coloring books…..anything. I have never been as creative as I was during that time.
I have been painting and done drawings etc but the last year I kind of gave up, because they all ended up on the shelves for no use so I created a story about that and got sad. So my big creativity is on slow, but I am getting back on the horse now by finally putting them out and being part of this community. I get so inspired by every one in here…..there are so much I want to try and to do. There are so many pictures in my head.
Anyway, that’s my story….
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In Sweden it is obligatory to do art until the end of 9th grade. From 7th grade one can also chose to add more art, which I tried to but didn’t get until the 9th grade because of too few students wanted to do it. Anyway, then in 10th grade it is very different compare to US, in Sweden the student make a choice of education that is connected to their future work. As for me, I had too little grades (was obnoxious, rebellious teenager, and lost my mother that last year, so I was numb = didn’t care to be responsible for my education in other words). Anyhow, my aunt said you going to school anyway, so the only thing I could chose was between farming and horticulture/landscaping; I choose the last one.
So I ended up being a gardener/landscaper until 2004. I gain more education in horticulture/landscaping over the time, even went back to school in -96 and redid the 8 and 9 grade and added a compact of 10 - 12 grades higher/advanced courses of math, Swedish, English, biology, social studies etc. After that I did some years at the university.
Back to painting…smile. I divorced 1994 and picked up my painting, drawing again and from there until I moved to Texas, I did that off and on. While over here, I did a course and some seminars in Landmark and there I got some good tips about having integrity (keeping word to oneself and others) by doing a promise in one of the courses to do art of any kind EVERY day during the course. I learned that even if I didn’t felt for doing art one day that I still could do art, by study art; making sketch of others art, do coloring books…..anything. I have never been as creative as I was during that time.
I have been painting and done drawings etc but the last year I kind of gave up, because they all ended up on the shelves for no use so I created a story about that and got sad. So my big creativity is on slow, but I am getting back on the horse now by finally putting them out and being part of this community. I get so inspired by every one in here…..there are so much I want to try and to do. There are so many pictures in my head.
Anyway, that’s my story….
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I have got the question about how I made the digital framings to my art. So I will try to explain it in a blog. I hope you will understand my explanation and if not then just ask me.
I am using Paint Shop 7, you can dowload it for free, at least you could do that before. I have the unlimit time free version.
This is how I do the frame.
I start with Choosing a color from the photo and I use the tool dropper and right click. The color I chose depends how the image look like, if I want to chose a mat in a light color or a darker or just go directly to creating the frame without a mat. Why I right click to chose the color is because of the next step, to add the border. That I find under Image. It comes up a small window where I can chose how thick/ thin the border will be.
After that is done I use the select tool and by holding down the left click and drag it; I select from the inside of the left top corner of the border to the opposit down right inside corner of the border. I have the selector set on option Rectangle. Then after that is done I go to Selection and chose Invert. Now I can start working on the frame/border.
By going to Effects I can chose to make 3d drop shadow, inner bevel etc. This step can also be done last. The texture on the frame is made by choosing any texture effect that I think fit. Some of them I have done; I have chose even straw as an effect. I can blur or sharpen if I feel it is needed. I try to be careful to not have a frame that takes over the actually image, being a eye catcher.
Remember that when you work with pictures on the computer, always copy the original and then work with the copy to play with, resize etc. Save the original in one file and the copies in a special file, you can name it Artistful.com, so they always will be easy to find.
I make my images smaller than the original because I have noticed that if you dont have a fast internet it will take forever with a larger size. So I uselly keep it around 500 - 800 pix.
Well, that is all I can remember for now. Good Luck
Hugs.
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I am using Paint Shop 7, you can dowload it for free, at least you could do that before. I have the unlimit time free version.
This is how I do the frame.
I start with Choosing a color from the photo and I use the tool dropper and right click. The color I chose depends how the image look like, if I want to chose a mat in a light color or a darker or just go directly to creating the frame without a mat. Why I right click to chose the color is because of the next step, to add the border. That I find under Image. It comes up a small window where I can chose how thick/ thin the border will be.
After that is done I use the select tool and by holding down the left click and drag it; I select from the inside of the left top corner of the border to the opposit down right inside corner of the border. I have the selector set on option Rectangle. Then after that is done I go to Selection and chose Invert. Now I can start working on the frame/border.
By going to Effects I can chose to make 3d drop shadow, inner bevel etc. This step can also be done last. The texture on the frame is made by choosing any texture effect that I think fit. Some of them I have done; I have chose even straw as an effect. I can blur or sharpen if I feel it is needed. I try to be careful to not have a frame that takes over the actually image, being a eye catcher.
Remember that when you work with pictures on the computer, always copy the original and then work with the copy to play with, resize etc. Save the original in one file and the copies in a special file, you can name it Artistful.com, so they always will be easy to find.
I make my images smaller than the original because I have noticed that if you dont have a fast internet it will take forever with a larger size. So I uselly keep it around 500 - 800 pix.
Well, that is all I can remember for now. Good Luck
Hugs.
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I was just thinking that I could add the Yahoo 360 where I put up my blogs when I have anything on my mind to say). The other webplace is my website which I have been using for a couple of years to add my art and photos.
You are welcome to visit there if you like.
Because the right click/copy/past doesnt work here you will have to use the top of the windows help tools there. First highlight the link, left click and hold it down and drag it over the text that you want to copy, and then click on Page and a roll down window will drop down there you chose copy, or just click on ctrl + C and then you paste, which is ctrl + V, it in the http area...I have no clue what that is called...he he.
First the 360 yahoo:
http://www.360.yahoo.com/profile-_QhKVTg8cqhvQZ_BYbOvjnM-?cq=1
Next my homepage:
http://www.freewebs.com/monadavisstudio
Hope you will enjoy.
Wishing you a great weekend.
Cheers/Mona
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You are welcome to visit there if you like.
Because the right click/copy/past doesnt work here you will have to use the top of the windows help tools there. First highlight the link, left click and hold it down and drag it over the text that you want to copy, and then click on Page and a roll down window will drop down there you chose copy, or just click on ctrl + C and then you paste, which is ctrl + V, it in the http area...I have no clue what that is called...he he.
First the 360 yahoo:
http://www.360.yahoo.com/profile-_QhKVTg8cqhvQZ_BYbOvjnM-?cq=1
Next my homepage:
http://www.freewebs.com/monadavisstudio
Hope you will enjoy.
Wishing you a great weekend.
Cheers/Mona
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Hey everybody, and thanks for dropping by. Today I have added some images in my portfolio. It is a little of everything, mostly portrait because they are often on commission. All there just to look at....smile
Have a great day.
Cheers/Mona
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Have a great day.
Cheers/Mona
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